MACSTREAM(L)

NAME
       macstream  -  Convert  a  series  of  files to a MacBinary
       stream

SYNOPSIS
       macstream [ - options ] files

DESCRIPTION
       macstream takes the files specified in files and  combines
       them  to  a MacBinary stream on standard output subject to
       the options specified.  If files also  specifies  directo-
       ries  they  are  followed recursively, and all files found
       will be put in the MacBinary stream, together with  direc-
       tory information.

OPTIONS
       In  the absence of any options, macstream takes the speci-
       fied files and  silently  combines  them  to  a  MacBinary
       stream,  writing  the result to standard output.  Directo-
       ries named in files are followed  recursively,  all  files
       found  will  be put in the MacBinary stream, together with
       directory information.  Files are assumed to be in  MacBi-
       nary format.  However, if the filename ends with .info the
       file is assumed to be the info fork of  a  MacIntosh  file
       split  amongst more than one file.  In that case the files
       with .data and .rsrc extension are also read (if present).
       Also, if the info fork is mentioned in the parameter list,
       the names of data and resource  forks  can  also  be  men-
       tioned,  but those will be ignored (this is to allow wild-
       card expansion by the shell.)  Further, if  some  form  of
       AppleShare  is  supported by the installed program, and if
       the current directory, or one  of  the  directories  found
       during  recursive processing, is a directory in the format
       of the supported version of AppleShare, those  files  will
       be handled according to the properties of AppleShare.

       -r     No  intelligent  file-processing  is performed; all
              files named are assumed to be plain resource files,
              and  are  written  as MacIntosh resource files with
              creator "RSED" and type "RSRC", unless another cre-
              ator and/or type are specified.

       -d     No  intelligent  file-processing  is performed; all
              files named are assumed to be plain data files, and
              are  written  as  MacIntosh data files with creator
              "MACA" and  type  "TEXT",  unless  another  creator
              and/or type are specified.

       -u     As  -d,  but  the  codes  for  CR and LF are inter-
              changed.

       -U     Is a synonym for -u.

       -c creator
              Defines the creator name to be used if one  of  the
              previous options is specified.

       -t type
              Defines the type name to be used if one of the pre-
              vious options is specified.

       -l     List every file and directory processed.

       -i     Do not output files, give information only (implies
              -l.)

       -q     Ask  the  user  for every file/directory whether it
              should be visited (implies -l.)

       -V     Gives the patchlevel  of  the  program,  and  other
              information.   Other  options  are  ignored and the
              program quits immediately.

       -H     Give short information about  the  options.   Other
              options  are  ignored and the program quits immedi-
              ately.

BUGS
       As this is a beta release, there may still be  some  prob-
       lems.

SEE ALSO
       macutil(1) 

AUTHOR
       Dik   T.   Winter,   CWI,   Amsterdam,   The   Netherlands
       dik@cwi.nl